People’s Power
& Light is Rhode Island’s non-profit energy
consumers’ alliance. Our mission is better energy solutions
for Rhode Islanders, not a bigger bottom line. We’re
based in Providence, with oversight by a Board of volunteer
Rhode Islanders. We’re supported in our efforts by other
Rhode Island non-profit groups, like Save The Bay, RI Audubon,
American Lung Association of RI, and Roger Williams Park Zoo.
We’ve received funding from the Rhode Island Foundation
and the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Fund. In addition to
offering New England GreenStart in Rhode Island, PP&L
offers a heating oil buyers’ group (including a BioHeat
option), is a voice for residential energy consumers before
the Public Utilities Commission and at the State House, and
is working to advance renewable energy projects at universities
and businesses around the state.
New England GreenStart RI
Choosing New England GreenStart RI is a great way to support
greater use of renewable energy sources located in Rhode Island
and New England. New England GreenStart harnesses the support
of customers like you to bring more and more renewable energy
to our region. We work with local non-profit groups to ensure
that GreenStart’s energy sources are acceptable to the
local community and are better for the environment. Thirty
percent of GreenStart comes from wind energy. Our current
wind source is a wind turbine located in the Town of Hull,
Massachusetts, overlooking Boston Harbor. One percent of GreenStart
comes from solar electric installations in Rhode Island and
Massachusetts, including the solar installation on the Whole
Foods Market in Providence. As we get more GreenStart customers,
we’ll be able to support the development of even more
wind and solar sources located in Rhode Island and New England.
Sixty-nine percent of GreenStart comes from small hydro-electric
installations that have been certified by the Low Impact Hydro
Institute. Our own staff, working with partner environmental
groups, also reviews these hydro-electric sources to ensure
that they do not have significant adverse effects.
For
more information, visit People's Power & Light website
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